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Canadian musician (born )

Chad Robert Kroeger (,^[4]néTurton; born November 15, ) is a Canadian musician who is the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Nickelback.^[5] In addition to his work with Nickelback, Kroeger has been involved with a variety of collaborations, appearing as a guest musician in several songs and has contributed in both production and songwriting.

He has co-written several songs for other artists and films.

Early life

Kroeger was born Chad Robert Turton in Hanna, Alberta, on November 15, ^[6][7] His maternal grandfather, politician Henry Kroeger, was born in Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony, Yekaterinoslav Governorate (now Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine) to a Mennonite family of Prussian descent.^[8][9] After his father left the family when he was two, he started going by his mother's maiden name of Kroeger.^[8] He learned to play the guitar at age His youth was sometimes troubled, and he was sent to juvenile detention for breaking into his junior high school.^[10][11]

Career

Nickelback

Main article: Nickelback

In the early s, Kroeger was part of a grunge cover band, Village Idiot, with his cousin Brandon Kroeger and future Nickelback members bassist Mike Kroeger (his half-brother)^[12] and singer Ryan Peake.

In , Kroeger, Peake, Mike Kroeger, and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger,^[13] formed the band Nickelback. Kroeger has continued to record and tour with this band for more than 25 years.

The Suits XL

In , Kroeger founded the band The Suits XL. Band members included Sam Loubier-Demers and Yohann Gosselin on vocals and guitars, drummer Patrick Paquet, keyboardist Felix-Antoine Berube and singer Oliver Roy de Belleval.

The next year, he co-founded the Vancouver-based Records.^[6] Later, in , The Suits XL released an album through this label.^[14] The next year the band was nominated for a Canadian Indie Award.^[15]

Collaborations

Kroeger produced music for the bands Default, Theory of a Deadman, and Bo Bice.^{[citation needed]}

Kroeger, along with Saliva vocalist Josey Scott, Theory of a Deadman lead vocalist (serving as guitarist for this track) Tyler Connolly and Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, performed the theme song titled "Hero" for the hit movie Spider-Man in Also in , Kroeger wrote and sang on "Why Don't You & I" for Santana's Shaman.

However, when Arista decided to release the song as a single in Summer , Kroeger's label, Roadrunner, refused permission, citing concerns that Kroeger appearing on a "high-profile single" would compromise the excitement over Nickelback's fall release The Long Road.

Biography of barack obama early life Nickelback has been one of the most visible, successful, and extremely polarizing bands of the last two decades, but often shadowed in some kind of darkness or tragedy. The band's music, often either hard and sludgy, or dark and melancholy, just might reflect the lived experience of the members of Nickelback, formed in a small town in Alberta in the s. Directed by brothers Chad and Mike Kroeger, Nickelback is a phenomenally successful rock band, one of the bestselling of the 21st century, and if you were born in , the Canadian group's No. For while Nickelback has sold tens of millions of albums and scored a long string of big radio hits, it hasn't always been "Sunny Side Up" or brought them fame for "All the Right Reasons. Here's a look at the frequently tragic and difficult lives of the rock stars in Nickelback.

Kroeger recommended The Calling's Alex Band, another Arista artist, as a replacement for re-recording the single.^[16][17]

In , Kroeger won an International Achievement Award for the song "Hero" at the SOCAN Awards in Toronto.^[18]

In , Chad Kroeger worked with Santana for a second time, when he co-wrote and recorded guitar and vocals parts for a new song meant to appear on the compilation album Ultimate Santana.

The track is called "Into the Night" and was released as a single on October 2, The album Ultimate Santana was released in October. Besides working with Santana, Kroeger also recorded with Travis Tritt on his album The Storm, where Tritt did a cover of Nickelback's "Should've Listened" track from The Long Road.

Kroeger also wrote and played guitar on Bo Bice's You're Everything.

Chad Kroeger, Eric Dill, Rune Westberg and Chris Daughtry wrote the debut single of Daughtry's new album.^[19] The single, titled "No Surprise", was debuted on American Idol Wednesday, May 6, Kroeger also contributed writing to another song from the album titled "Life After You." He and Brett James co-wrote Tim McGraw's single "It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You."

Kroeger featured on the Timbaland album Shock Value 2 with the song "Tomorrow in the Bottle", which also features Sebastian.

In , he provided guest vocals, along with Ludacris and guest lead guitarist Zakk Wylde, on the My Darkest Days single "Porn Star Dancing".

In , Kroeger was featured on the Steel Panther album Balls Out with the song "It Won't Suck Itself." In early , it was confirmed that Kroeger was working with French-Canadian pop rock singer Avril Lavigne on her fifth studio album.^[20]

Personal life

In , Kroeger was convicted of drunk driving in a British Columbia court after he was stopped for speeding in Surrey.^[7][21]

Kroeger started dating Canadian singer Avril Lavigne on July 1, ^[22] The relationship started after they began working together in March to write and record music for Lavigne's fifth album.^[22] Kroeger and Lavigne became engaged in August ^[23] They married in the south of France on July 1, , which is Canada Day.^[22] Lavigne and Kroeger honeymooned in Portofino, Italy.

In September , the entertainment media began reporting that Lavigne and Kroeger were headed for separation after a year of marriage.^[24] On September 2, , Lavigne announced their separation via her official Instagram account.^[25]

In , the second leg of the band's North American tour had to be cancelled so Kroeger could have surgery for a cyst on his larynx.

Nickelback chad kroger biography of barack obama president Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in in Hanna , Alberta. Throughout its history, it has consisted of lead guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger , rhythm guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake , and bassist Mike Kroeger. It went through several drummer changes between and before Daniel Adair joined. The band signed with Roadrunner Records in and reached a mainstream breakthrough in with the single " How You Remind Me ", which reached number one in the United States and Canada. In , the band's best-selling album to date, All the Right Reasons , produced three top and five top singles on the Billboard Hot , including " Photograph ", " Far Away ", and " Rockstar ", the latter of which was their biggest success in the United Kingdom.

The entire leg of the European tour was cancelled as well.^[26][27]

Discography

See also: Nickelback discography

Singles

As featured artist

Other appearances

References

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